[RBW] rene herse crank

2012-05-27 Thread Brian Hanson
I've been commuting for the past few weeks with one of the new Rene Herse cranks on my AHH. http://www.compasscycle.com/cranks_bb.html I haven't seen any reviews on this yet, so I figured I would share a few thoughts/opinions with the group. I'm not really a crankoholic, and have mainly ridden w

Re: [RBW] rene herse crank

2012-05-27 Thread Bruce Herbitter
Very nice looking bike. That copper color is lovely. The cranks do seem narrow, but if they feel right to you, and don't rub from flex when you pedal hard, you have a winner. On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 2:36 AM, Brian Hanson wrote: > I've been commuting for the past few weeks with one of the new Ren

Re: [RBW] rene herse crank

2012-05-27 Thread Ryan Watson
Brian, I'm tempted by these, but hesitant since I have 175 on all my bikes. I'm curious what tread/q you get with the 107 BB. Did you measure it? I prefer ALARA Q. (as low as reasonably achievable!) and "reasonably" for me includes things like using the wrong spindle taper or crimping my chainsta

Re: [RBW] rene herse crank

2012-05-27 Thread Brian Hanson
Ryan - the Q is 142mm on this guy with the 107BB. Mitch - I wouldn't use the inner chainring with the outer cogs, but if you would, you may want the 110-113 BB to get it out a bit more. I don't have any noticeable rub in the gears I typically use. I'm happy with the 107. Michael - these come in

[RBW] Rene Herse crank wobble/deflection issue(?)

2018-09-13 Thread Michael Doleman
For my recent Hillborne build, I wanted a super-compact double crank. For which I finally settled on one of the modern Rene Herse iterations available from Compass. Crazy-expensive, but I figured me & my Sam were worth it. I've had nothing but difficulty getting my front derailleur into proper

[RBW] Rene Herse crank wobble/deflection issue(?)

2018-09-13 Thread Benz, Sunnyvale, CA
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